snmp.conf(4)							   File Formats 						      snmp.conf(4)

NAME

       snmp.conf - configuration file for the Net-SNMP applications

SYNOPSIS

       snmp.conf

DESCRIPTION

       The  file  snmp.conf defines how the Net-SNMP applications operate. Tokens that can be put in the file are described in the DIRECTIVES sec-
       tion below.

       If you are storing sensitive information, such as passphrases, in snmp.conf, make sure you make the file readable only by user.

       Before modifying snmp.conf, make sure to read the snmp_config(4) manual page, which describes the effects  of  the  Net-SNMP  configuration
       files, where they are located, and how they all work together.

DIRECTIVES

       The snmp.conf file supports the following directives:

       mibdirs (mib-dirs| +mib-dirs)

	   Look  for  text  MIBs  to parse in the colon-separated list of directories. If the directive value starts with a plus sign, it prepends
	   this list to the default directory list compiled into the application. Note that the value specified here can be overridden by the MIB-
	   DIRS environment variable.

       mibs (mib-tokens| +mib-tokens)

	   Specifies a colon-separated list of MIB tokens that represent textual MIB files that are to be found and parsed. If the directive value
	   starts with a plus sign, it prepends this list to the default MIB token list compiled into the application. The special keyword of  ALL
	   forces all MIBs files found to be read. Note that the value specified here can be overridden by the MIBS environment variable.

       mibfile file

	   Specifies  a  text MIB file to read and parse, in addition to the list read from the MIBs token. Note that the value specified here can
	   be overridden by the MIBFILES environment variable.

       persistentDir directory

	   The directory where snmpd and snmptrapd store their persistent data files.

       defaultPort port

	   The default port number that all SNMP applications and daemons should use.

       defVersion ( 1 | 2c | 3 )

	   The default SNMP version to use. The default value is 3.

       defCommunity string

	   The default SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c community string to use. The default value is the empty string, "".

       defSecurityName string

	   The default SNMPv3 USM security name you want to use for SNMPv3 requests.

       defContext string

	   The default SNMPv3 context name you want to use.

       defPassphrase string
       defAuthPassphrase string
       defPrivPassphrase string

	   The default SNMPv3 USM passphrase(s) to use. If it is specified, defPassphrase  is  used  for  both	authentication	and  privacy  pass
	   phrases.

       defAuthType MD5 | SHA

	   The SNMPv3 USM authentication type to use. The default value is MD5.

       defPrivType DES

	   The SNMPv3 USM privacy type to use. Currently, DES is the only possible value.

       defSecurityLevel noAuthNoPriv | authNoPriv | authPriv

	   The SNMPv3 default security level to use. The default is authPriv.

       showMibErrors ( 1 | yes | true | 0 | no | false )

	   Determines whether to display text MIB parsing errors when commands are run.

       strictCommentTerm ( 1 | yes | true | 0 | no | false )

	   Determines  whether	parsing of MIBs should be strict about comment termination. A double hyphen ("--") terminates a comment if this is
	   true. Many MIBs have broken comments in them, hence this option.

       mibAllowUnderline ( 1 | yes | true | 0 | no | false )

	   Allow underline characters in MIBs (ordinarily illegal).

       mibWarningLevel integerValue

	   Specifies the minimum warning level of the warnings printed by the MIB parser.

       printNumericEnums ( 1 | yes | true | 0 | no | false )

	   Equivalent to -Oe.

       printNumericOids ( 1 | yes | true | 0 | no | false )

	   Equivalent to -On.

       dontBreakdownOids ( 1 | yes | true | 0 | no | false )

	   Equivalent to -Ob.

       escapeQuotes ( 1 | yes | true | 0 | no | false )

	   Equivalent to -OE.

       quickPrinting ( 1 | yes | true | 0 | no | false )

	   Equivalent to -Oq.

       dontPrintUnits ( 1 | yes | true | 0 | no | false )

	   Equivalent to -OU.

       printHexText ( 1 | yes | true | 0 | no | false )

	   Equivalent to -OT.

       suffixPrinting ( 0 | 1 | 2 )

	   If the value is 1, this directive is equivalent to -Os. If the value is 2, it is equivalent to -OS.

       oidOutputFormat ( 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6)

	   Maps -O options as follows:

	   -Os=1
	   -OS=2
	   -Of=3
	   -On=4
	   -Ou=5

	   The value 6 has no matching -O option. It suppresses output.

       extendedIndex ( 1 | yes | true | 0 | no | false )

	   Equivalent to -OX.

       noRangeCheck ( 1 | yes | true | 0 | no | false )

	   Disables the validation of values that is done by snmpset(1M) before issuing the request to the agent. Equivalent to -Ir.

       noDisplayHint ( 1 | yes | true | 0 | no | false )

	   Disables the use of DISPLAY-HINT information when parsing indices and values to set. Equivalent to -Ih.

       dumpPacket ( 1 | yes | true | 0 | no | false )

	   Determines whether commands should dump packets by default.

       doDebugging ( 1 | 0 )

	   Turns on debugging for all applications run if set to 1.

       debugTokens token[,token...]

	   Specifies the debugging tokens that should be displayed. See snmpcmd(1M) for debugging usage details.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWsmcmd 		   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface Stability	     |External			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       snmpcmd(1M), snmpset(1M), snmp_config(4), attributes(5)

SunOS 5.10							    26 Aug 2003 						      snmp.conf(4)